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ATTACK OF THE SIX POUND MILKSHAKE

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Legend has it there’s a place in Annapolis, Maryland called Chick & Ruth’s Deli that offers a towering six pound milkshake. If you finish the $17 behemoth, you get your photo taken and placed on the deli’s website. Many have attempted the challenge, some with a little help from a friend, but most have failed.

Pictured above is a gentleman who not only completed the milkshake in the photo, he tackled the deli’s “Man vs. Food Challenge” by also downing a one pound cheeseburger (that’s it on the table in front of him) in under an hour! Knowing that the Ice Cream Journal has some of the biggest ice cream fans in the world as its readers, we were curious to know how many of you think you could tackle Chick and Ruth’s jumbo shake. The burger, of course, is optional!

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DECISIONS, DECISIONS

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

If you’re going to have a nearly empty freezer, it’s probably best to keep your priorities in mind by stocking a little Turkey Hill ice cream like the person below. The only question is, if you’re only stocking one flavor, which one do you choose?

Thanks to hestopshethinks over on Flickr for this thought-provoking photo!

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TURKEY HILL IS THE NEWEST SPONSOR OF MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER’S PHILADELPHIA UNION!

Friday, February 19th, 2010

It’s well known that sports are important to Turkey Hill Dairy, and for good reason. They’re fun, exciting, and they inspire kids to get outdoors and play! Sports also help bring people together, whether you’re a participant or just a spectator.

Those are just a few of the reasons we’re proud to announce that Turkey Hill Dairy is an official sponsor of the newest Major League Soccer team, the Philadelphia Union.

As part of our sponsorship, Turkey Hill will be the team’s official ice cream, iced tea and lemonade. The Union will play their first game on March 25 in Seattle and their first home game on April 10 against four-time Major League Soccer champions, D.C. United. The team will play their home games at the newly built 18,500 seat Union Field, where Turkey Hill products will be sold.

Although we’re already a sponsor of professional baseball and football teams, to be a sponsor of a professional soccer team is a special honor because soccer is such a popular sport among today’s youth. Along those lines, Turkey Hill’s partnership with the Philadelphia Union will allow us to be a part of the team’s “Grassroots Soccer Tour” and have our giant Turkey Hill cow travel to the youth soccer fields all across the region.

If you live in the Philadelphia area and you’re not already a soccer fan, now might be a good time to start, especially when you see what the team’s new stadium will look like in the picture below!

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TWO NEW LIGHT RECIPE FLAVORS JOIN THE TURKEY HILL LINE-UP!

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

From the comments on our last entry, it doesn’t sound like too many people would be willing to indulge in some lobster ice cream. We’ll make a note of that for our future flavor development meetings, but hopefully you’ll enjoy our two new Light Recipe flavors: Coconut Almond Fudge and Bavarian Espresso. And before you scoff at the idea of enjoying a “light” ice cream, we should tell you that in a blind taste test, you’d be hard pressed to taste the difference between a Light Recipe flavor and a regular flavor. And keep in mind, a Light Recipe flavor (Light Recipe Moose Tracks) WON last year’s Ultimate Flavor Tournament here on the Ice Cream Journal!

LIGHT RECIPE COCONUT ALMOND FUDGE

Coconut is an extremely popular flavor in the frozen desserts market right now, and this flavor delivers on that popularity with a mildly flavored coconut ice cream that doesn’t overwhelm the swirled fudge and roasted almonds.

LIGHT RECIPE BAVARIAN ESPRESSO

This flavor is described as Bavarian cream-flavored light ice cream swirled with mocha fudge and espresso chunks. If espresso is the ultimate pick-me-up in the morning, this ice cream just might be the ultimate indulgence later that night!

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WOULD YOU EAT IT: LOBSTER ICE CREAM

Monday, February 15th, 2010

Almost everyone loves ice cream and almost everyone loves lobster. So it would stand to reason that almost everyone would love lobster ice cream, right? Okay, maybe not, but that’s what the folks at Ben & Bill’s Chocolate Emporium in Bar Harbor, Maine are hoping. Though they’re known mainly for their chocolate and candy, the gang at Ben & Bill’s also makes lobster ice cream. That’s a picture of it below. According to their website, “we buy cooked lobster meat from a local lobster pound, chop it up, butter it, and fold it into the ice cream.” Sounds simple enough, but is it simply delicious? And the question we have to ask is: Would you eat it?

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WINTER WONDERLAND

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Today is snow day for pretty much everyone in Lancaster County. On Friday, parts of Lancaster County received 26 inches of snow and today, with a blizzard warning in effect, our neck of the woods is getting another 10 to 15 inches of snow. Needless to say, it’s a good day to stay indoors and indulge in your favorite comfort foods (which includes ice cream, of course!).

Below are a few photos taken here in Lancaster County over the past week.

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A downtown Lancaster street. Courtesy of fotoguy58.

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Snow falls around a stream in Lancaster County. Photo courtesy of Alimber.

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Venturing out into the snow. Photo courtesy of Jenn Long.

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Snow piled up at a house in Lancaster County. Photo courtesy of cshontz.

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FEBRUARY PRIZE: AN ELECTRIC ICE CREAM SCOOP!

Monday, February 8th, 2010

ice cream scoopNothing can interfere more with a late night ice cream craving than hard ice cream. We’ve all been there. You open the freezer, take a few seconds to ponder your frosty options, grab a spoon, a bowl and a scoop and dig in. But instead of dipping effortlessly into the soon-t0-be-dessert, your scoop meets what appears to be something resembling concrete.

We’re never sure exactly why this happens, especially since, at other times, your ice cream emerges from the freezer soft as a cloud, but it happens (and usually at the worst possible times). But now there’s a solution: the Deni 5111 electric ice cream scoop! According to Amazon.com, where this brilliant invention sells for $18.88, the electric scoop “cuts through the hardest ice cream with no effort” and “heats up in minutes and retains its temperature scoop after scoop.”

Plus it looks kind of cool (that’s it on the right). One comment from all the comments left on the Ice Cream Journal in February will be chosen at random to win this life-saver. Speaking of winners, congrats to Melanie S., Carol T., and Lois S. for being our January prize winners. Each will receive a vintage looking tin ice cream sign personally signed by Turkey Hill President Quintin Frey and our very own Ernie Pinckney!

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SUPER SUNDAE RECIPE #4: PEANUT BUTTER BLISS BITES

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Only a few more days left until the big game. Hopefully everyone’s got their menus planned. If not, the recipe below from Jessie G. of Falmouth, Maine might come in handy. These tasty morsels are very easy to make and would be fun for the kids to prepare. If anyone makes it, let us know!

PEANUT BUTTER BLISS BITES

INGREDIENTS

2 cups Turkey Hill Chocolate Peanut Butter cup ice cream, softened
24 mini sized peanut butter cups, tucked into mini cupcake liners
½ cup salted peanuts, roughly chopped
1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon vegetable shortening

DIRECTIONS

Tuck peanut butter cups into mini cupcake liners, flatten slightly to form a base. Mix ice cream with salted peanuts, and scoop ice cream mixture with a melon baller over peanut butter cups, pressing down slightly. Freeze. Melt bittersweet chips and shortening together in pan over simmering water or in microwave. When ice cream is fully frozen, dunk chocolate into slightly cooled but still melted chocolate, or spoon chocolate over domes. Refreeze, if you like, decorate each top with a salted peanut. This sweet and salty treats are delicious indulgent bites that leave us satisfied but not overfull.  (In place of the melted chocolate, you can also use the quick hardening shell, but they’re not as tasty.)

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SUPER SUNDAE RECIPE #3: ICE CREAM CRUNCH BARS

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Today’s Super Sundae recipe comes to us from Lisa M. of Chester Springs, PA. We like it because it allows you to use your favorite cereal as a main ingredient. The hard part is trying to decide which of your five favorite cereals to use! To add to the dilemma, you can also use your favorite flavor of Turkey Hill ice cream. This “simple” recipe is beginning to get very difficult.

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INGREDIENTS

4 cups of your favorite cereal  (we used Cheerios and Rice Krispies)
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup chopped toasted walnuts
2 tbsp melted butter
1/2 gallon of your favorite Turkey Hill Ice cream (we used German Chocolate Cake ice cream)

DIRECTIONS

Combine cereal, brown sugar, walnuts, and butter in a large bowl.  Stir well until blended.  Press 1/2 of the mixture into a 8×8 pyrex pan coated with cooking spray. Let ice cream soften about 20 min.  Spread softened ice cream over cereal mixture.  Top evenly with remaining cereal mixture.  Cover and freeze 8 hours or overnight.  Cut into squares and serve. Endless combinations of cereals and Turkey Hill ice creams can be used for these delicious bars!

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SUPER SUNDAE RECIPE #2 – ICE CREAM SANDWICH CAKE

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Our next recipe to help you get ready for the big game this weekend comes to us from Donna H. and is both brilliant (for its use of Turkey Hill ice cream sandwiches as an ingredient) and easy. Thanks Donna!

DONNA WRITES:

I like to take your ice cream sandwiches and make an ice cream cake. First, I decide if I want chocolate or strawberry (or any other flavor available). Then I put six sandwiches down on a piece of foil and top them with a layer of cool whip, instant pudding, and ice cream topping (mixed together). The ice cream topping depends on the flavor of sandwiches I picked. Then I put another layer of sandwiches and another layer of pudding mixture. Top it with a layer of sandwiches and then icing the rest of the pudding all over it. Freeze it for a couple of hours. My family loves it and I make it different every time!

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